Unit 136. Verb + preposition 5. In / into / with / to / on

Verb + inbelieve IN ...• Do you believe in God? (= Do you believe that God exists?)• I believe in saying what I think. (= I believe it is right to say what I think)but 'believe something' (= believe it is true), 'believe somebody' (= believe they are telling the truth)• The story can't be true. I don't believe it. (not believe in it)specialise IN ...• Helen is a lawyer. She specialises in company law.succeed IN ...• I hope you succeed in finding the job you want.

Verb + intobreak INTO...• Our house was broken into a few days ago, but nothing was stolen.crash / drive / bump / run INTO ...• He lost control of the car and crashed into a wall.divide / cut / split something INTO two or more parts• The book is divided into three parts.translate a book etc. FROM one language INTO another• Ernest Hemingway's books have been translated into many languages.

Verb + withcollide WITH ...• There was an accident this morning. A bus collided with a car.fill something WITH ... (but full of ... - see Unit 131B)• Take this saucepan and fill it with water.provide / supply somebody WITH ...• The school provides all its students with books.

Verb + tohappen TO ...• What happened to that gold watch you used to have? (= where is it now?)invite somebody TOa party / a wedding etc.
• They only invited a few people to their wedding.prefer one thing/person TO another• I prefer tea to coffee

Verb + onconcentrate ON ...• Don't look out of the window. Concentrate on your work.insist ON ...• I wanted to go alone, but some friends of mine insisted on coming with me.spend (money) ON ...• How much do you spend on food each week?

1 There was a collision between a bus and a car.
A bus collided with a car . 2 I don't mind big cities, but I prefer small towns.
I prefer ____________________________.3 I got all the information I needed from Jane. Jane provided me ____________________________.4 This morning I bought a pair of shoes, which cost £70.
This morning I spent ____________________________.

1 I wanted to go alone, but Sue insisted on coming with me.2 I haven't seen Mike for ages. I wonder what has ___________________ him.3 We've been ___________________ the party, but unfortunately we can't go.4 It's a very large house. It's ___________________ four flats.5 I don't ___________________ ghosts. I think people only imagine that they see them.6 Steve gave me an empty bucket and told me to ___________________ it ___________________ water.7
I was driving along when the car in front of me stopped suddenly.
Unfortunately I couldn't stop in time and ___________________ the back
of it.8 Don't try and do two things together. ___________________ one thing at a time.9 It wasn't easy, but in the end we ___________________ finding a solution to the problem.

1 The school provides all its students with books.2 A strange thing happened _______ me a few days ago.3 Mark decided to give up sport so that he could concentrate _______ his studies.4 I don't believe _______ working very hard. It's not worth it.5 My present job isn't wonderful, but I prefer it _______ what I did before.6 I hope you succeed _______ getting what you want.7 As I was coming out of the room, I collided _______ somebody who was coming in.8 There was an awful noise as the car crashed _______ a tree.9 Patrick is a photographer. He specialises _______ sports photography.10 Do you spend much money _______ clothes?11 The country is divided _______ six regions.12 I prefer travelling by train _______ driving. It's much more pleasant.13 I was amazed when Joe walked into the room. I couldn't believe _______ it.14 Somebody broke _______ my car and stole the radio.15 I was quite cold, but Tom insisted _______ having the window open.16 Some words are difficult to translate _______ one language _______ another.17 What happened _______ the money I lent you? What did you spend it _______ ?18 The teacher decided to split the class _______ four groups.19 I filled the tank, but unfortunately I filled it _______ the wrong kind of petrol.

1 I wanted to go out alone, but my friend insisted on coming with me . 2 I spend a lot of money _______________________.3 I saw the accident. The car crashed _______________________.4 Chris prefers basketball _______________________.5 Shakespeare's plays have been translated _______________________.